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How to Clean Silver Earrings (Safely Remove Tarnish from Posts and Backs)

Silver earrings tarnish where you can't see — on the post and around the back. Here's the founder method that cleans them safely without irritating your ears.

How to Clean a Gold Bracelet (Restore Shine Without Damaging Links)

A gold bracelet collects hand sanitizer, soap, and skin oil that flatten its shine. Here's the founder method to bring it back without scratching.

How to Clean a Silver Bracelet (Tarnish, Links, and Clasps)

Silver bracelets tarnish faster than necklaces because they're in constant contact with sweat on the wrist. Here's how to clean and protect them.

How to Clean a Gold Necklace (Untangle, De-Grease, and Restore Shine)

A gold necklace traps perfume, sunscreen, and hair product around the chain and clasp. Here's the jeweler-grade home method for restoring shine without damage.

How to Clean a Sterling Silver Necklace (Without Tangling the Chain)

Clean a tarnished sterling silver necklace at home without tangling the chain or stripping the finish. Founder method by Manolo Sanchez of Sparklean.

How to Clean a White Gold Ring (Protect the Rhodium Plating)

White gold is yellow gold with rhodium plating. Clean it wrong and you wear through the plating in a year. Here's how to clean it right.

How to Clean a Rose Gold Ring (Slow the Copper Tarnish)

Rose gold has more copper than any other gold alloy, which makes it the fastest-tarnishing gold variant. Here's how to clean it without making it worse.

How to Clean a Platinum Ring (Without Cracking Solder Joints)

Platinum is harder than gold but its solder joints are weaker. Here's the jeweler-grade method for cleaning platinum rings at home without damaging the structure.

How to Clean a Silver Ring (Remove Tarnish Without Damage)

How to remove black tarnish from a silver ring at home without baking soda, foil tricks, or scratching the metal. Founder method by Manolo Sanchez of Sparklean.

How to Clean a Gold Ring (Jeweler-Approved 3-Step Method)

A jeweler-grade method to clean any gold ring — 10kt, 14kt, or 18kt — without damaging the alloy, the prongs, or set stones. Written by Manolo Sanchez, founder of Sparklean.